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A £2.5 million refurbishment of the historic Picture House in Campbeltown has begun following the appointment of a contractor to the project. Corramore Construction will now begin the process of restoring the art nouveau landmark to include a 192 seat main auditorium, a 53 seat new second auditoriu

Over £76 million of financing has been secured for the construction of two onshore wind farms after renewable energy developer Velocita received planning permission for both sites. Construction has already started Airies wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, and the Sorbie wind farm in North Ayrshire

Proposals to relocate Highland Council’s administrative offices to a regenerated conversion of a B-listed former Fort William secondary school have been approved by the local authority. The move is part of a £6 million office rationalisation programme which will also include the demolition of a c

A major programme of enhanced maintenance works costing around £140,000 is due to start next Monday on the A82 route between Tarbet and Inverarnan. The work, which will include a programme of tree and drainage clearance and the removal of loose rocks, meets a pledge that transport minister Derek Ma

The new facility will run adjacent to the Caird park golf course The start of preparatory work at the site of the £17 million Regional Performance Centre for Sport in Dundee was marked yesterday by city council administration leader Councillor Ken Guild.

Lovell regional director Alan Taylor and Lovell project administrator Sandra Kerr with the IIP Gold award Lovell has been awarded the leading Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard award for its excellent people management and staff development in Scotland.

Willie Burns, managing director for Taylor Wimpey West Scotland (back row, right) with members of his team that have secured the Investors in People Gold Award Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Accreditation - edging it into the exclusive position of b

James Wates CITB chairman, James Wates, on improving the image of construction.

Construction work on the new Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh has been put back for a second time because of “adverse weather conditions”. Contractors O’Hare and McGovern, which initially began the £35 million project in November 2014, have advised that it will not be completed until Octo

CMS Window Systems has won a comprehensive building envelope contract valued circa £5 million to manufacture and install curtain walling for the new 350-bed Dumfries & Galloway Hospital. Appointed by main contractor Laing O’Rourke and working to a design by Ryder Architecture, CMS will manufa

The Scottish Government is to invest up to £63.8 million in Dundee’s Waterfront after deputy first minister John Swinney agreed a Growth Accelerator model (GA) with the local authority. Developed by the Scottish Futures Trust, the GA model is designed to stimulate growth, create jobs and support

Pete Redfern Taylor Wimpey has increased pre-tax profits by a record 34.1 per cent following strong demand and good access to mortgages.

Scottish Water is building for the future of the water industry in Scotland and looking to recruit another 40 apprentices in 2016. The company currently employs 96 apprentices at the moment covering a multitude of diverse job roles from civil engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering, finan

Construction companies are being invited to bid for the A737 Dalry Bypass with the publication of a notification in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) by Transport Scotland. The notice, which outlines construction costs in the range of £34 million to £38m, invites prospective bidder

A group set up to investigate where appropriate regulation could support and stimulate the district heating market in Scotland has published its first report. Set up by the Scottish Government in 2014, the Special Working Group (SWG) looked at the current regulatory environment and has made recommen